Typewriter desk



vJuly y 6 1926.

yB. c. sTlcKNEY TYPEWRITER DESK "Filed Dec. 2, 1921 s sheets-sheet 2 QWN July 6 1926. 1,591,445 B. C. STICKNEY Y "TYPEWRITER DESK 3Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented vJuly 6, 1926. i

' UNITED 4* STATES BURNHAM o.Y STICKNEY, 'or "ELIZABETH,

` OFFICE# f l Y. n JERsEY, A'ssIGNon To `UNDERwoonY- ,lTYPEWRITERCOMPANY, oi. NEW YORK, N. Y., A coRPonA'rroN or.DI:LAwnnnv i YrYrEWRiTEn DESK.

`plantation filed 'December 2, 1921,. serial No.}51`9,3 13.

This invention vrelates vto desks for typewriting machines, andparticularly` to those 1n which the machine may be dropped or swung downand back out'of the way at the Y same time that the top of the desk isclosed or completed,by means of a lid or leaf which swingsup topositionL level with the desk top. v

noise-deadening hoods or casings for typewriting machines, as set'yforth, for example,

' `in the applicationof George W. Campbell, No. 510,726, liled October27,1921. 'The casing comprises side overhanging portions whichaccommodate thev travel of the type` writ-er-carriage.Y AYcasing suchasshown in said application can be'located Von a type-v writer-deskhaving a well of ordinary pro` f portions; but the present improvementsoom.

prise a casing for an extra -wide carriage` machine, and a casing havingat its sides cor-v respondingly prolonged overhanging extensions. Suchacasing is too wide to'drop into the well of the lordinarytypewriter-desk.-

lThe invention makes provision whereby suchk result canlbe accomplished.y y y y The desk usually comprisestwo pedestals,

eachycarrying a set of drawers, andv also oomtals.

, ments, the typewriter and its sound-deadening casing stand upon such aplatform, 'and the casing overhangs the pedestals. The carriage'may beso long and the room needed ,therefor may be so great, that theoverhanging' portions of the casing may extend nearly the entire'widthof the desk top.l n Y f The typewriter-keyboard occupiesf the usualfront position .in such .a casing, and

the desk. The overhanging portions of the casing or hoodclear thedesktop. `When t p v l y but.z showing vthe typewrlting machine hoodelevated and .inf forwardfor working itis desired to lower the machinevandcasing, they are slid back on the platform while the'latter remainsstationary, the typewriter and casing beingv for kthis purpose attachedto a baseboard extending across'th'e'platformi and slidablelforward andback therealong in suitable guides'. After themachine is'thus slid back,vthe operatork grasps the 'lid or movable portionofvthe desk` andp'ullsfit 'lhe invention is for the benelitiof-'users ofy k1nacl1ine,the lidof L'the desk may be lifted `machine and its nood, and then the 'machineVcentral or main well. j 'lo cover the side wells to cover the 'asshifted;y tothe rear preparatorygtodropup in vthe usualman'ner, andvswings it intoy a position level with theI remainder of' the desktop,thus completing the same.V The machine during this operation swingsdown, and 4the overnanging extensions drop into auxiliary'rea'r wellsprovided at the sides of the desk in the upper portions ofthepedest'als'. The movable lidjofthe desk is shaped to cover'these sidewells,"solthat the top of f .l

the desk is completed. n n When it is desired to. usethe typewritingAand swungor noated back anddown into the rear part ofthe desk structure,thereby elef vating the platform `*from an inclined to a level position,together with the typewriting andhood be lslid tothe` front part ofvvtheplatformready for use.

When'the platform or typewriter support isin raised'position, it servesto cover ther when the machine ,ishin use, provision may be made ofv amember hinged to the rear edge 1 and shiftable either to an. effectiveposition i Figure 2 isa part-.sectional vfront elevalg',v tion ofthedesk with lthehoodor casing and 1 the typewriting machine raised .toworking position.,v

Figure 3v is a sectional iside elevation,

showing thev typewriting machine and "hood, depressed, and the desk lidlevel ywith the re-i t the keys'are a few inches below the top offYmainder of the desk top. @Th

. is view :also shows an auxiliary 11d, n

position. Thesa'm'eis'shown in dotted lines.y

ping intothe mainfand auxiliary wells.l

, Figure 5is a view of the top ofthedeskf. i

when .thel typewriterfsupport isirlin raised position and thetypewriter'andfhood re? 1705 moved, the side wells being covered' by` a side wellsor to an ineffective' position at the hacker the desk. f :so

Figurec,y isa view snnilar'toy vFigure 8",".1

member which is hinged onthe desk top at its rear edgeand normally hangsat the rear of the desk. Y l I The desk comprises a top and sidepedestals 11 and 12, between which is a main welll 13. "@ccupying aVposition in the-upper part' ofthe well'i's a platform V14', upon whichrests a baseboard V15 extending from side to side thereofyand attachedto said-baseboard" portion 19, which occupies a position betweenthepedestals 11, 12 of the desk and rises from the platform (14; and alsocoinprises upper overhanging, side extensions 20,

which may Vin some cases extend nearlyI the widthfof the desk,.asinFigure 2. n u

W'henit is desired to lower the typewrit- 'ing machine andy casing, thesame are slid back, ktogether with the baseboard 15, whichv slidesupl'onfthe platform 14 and Workshe-V Vtweenguides,21, each provided witha keeper QZQVerly-ing the `projecting side portion of' l thebaseboard.To avoid noise andfacilitate the sliding movement, the top ofthe plat-Aform 14 orthebottoniof thebaseboard 1,5

maybe faced withfelt or other"suitablev smooth. ,vnoise-deadeningymaterial p shown). The machine is pushed back to the (not dottedIlinepositionat AFigure '4, the extent ofl'nioyelirentof the machineforward and backyard vbeing limitedl by ffront and rear stopvvvportionslh Vvformed on, theV guides.

'Ihereupon, the Operator gifasps.thev projecting endof a desklid 24,which temporarily occupies a Vertical, position Vat the Vrear of thedeskbetweenrthe sets of drawers and the rear wa1l25 of the desk7 and pullsYup said top in ay manner known in the art, withthe result thattheplatform 14swingsdown to the` Figure Sjpositioin-,the lid being swungyor floatedforwardly to thej level position at YFigure 3, thereby.filling the openings and completing'thedesk top.

Said. desk lid24 swings upon lower arms 2`6,pii{oted at'f27, and uppershort arms Y oruliiiksy 28.,.,pivfoted` ats29 upon t-he topsY ofv nstaildardsyllor brackets 3()V fixedfto the desk.

means of these arms26 28, the lid is.Y

floatedrupwardly::and forwardly to thev closing-.positioii. Eachwarni 26forms part of a level? haviiiga,shoitlarmt Eleonnected'by aVerticalqlinklQ; to an arm 33 `connected to the platform 14. By means oflink32 and arm 33the` motiony of the typewriter platform 14iscontrolled. -y The 'weight' of" the desk rlid 24 atgtheFigure 4 positionis sufficient toy counteibalaiice the platform 14 and the typewritermid'ca-singthereon when in the rearward dotted hiie position at Figureva counterbalancin g spring v y drawer capacity of theV pedestalstasseenatV uponrockfshafts4 p y y I lbushings 48 inthe pedestal wells@saidfrock- 4; although, if desired, the desk lid 24 may be weightedtogive more counterbalance, or

34 may Abe einployed'. f Y n y y f .Y To acooiniiiodate the sideextensions 2O of the casing7 side-wells -or-well*enlargements Se arefori-nedA in the desk an-d'coinniriinieate with the ii'iain well 13; andthe cutaways in the desk top are closed by wings orside extensions 36jormed on the opposite sides of the desk lidtligure'h' so that the desktop presents a neat appearance when the lid is closed. yhe provisionof'rthe'sidewells in the desk makes it necessary toy reduce the Figures1, 3 and 4, each pedestal :having aufj opening 34 in, tlie' upper rearportion thereof." sufficient to accommodate one of the side extensionsVof the typ'i-rwrite'r'hoodiV This` vmakes it necessary to shorten.theupper two drawersS, 39 in eachl` pedestal. main well and the sidevwells open into the usual well'40 at the back portion of the desk, l n

, whichy ac'commod'atesy the lidV 24; 'Figure' 4.

The lower diawers`f417 42 may be of' the usual` length. i

For tion7 notwithstandingthe fact th'atthe4v eX- tensionsQO'of thetypewriter' hood pass down into v'the space usually occupied by suchlink motion.y The linkages are placed at the outer si'desof. thepedestals, in wellsf43between the Ysides 44 of the desk and the outersides 45 of the pedestals 11,y 12.' The leiiers f 26 are vpiuotedtothewalls'45 of the pedestails5 and at their rear ends said levers arethelid there iseinployedalinkmo? f *i piyoted to brackets "46fu'po'n,therv Y'Vin'gs'-r Y of the lid 24. rThe'v arms are 'mounted 7" which.are 'Journaled' in shafts carrying ,at their linner." ei'ids'arms 49 inthe main well 18, these; arms l'i'eing'fasl"r tened 'to the undersiderof'thefplatff'i'rm,14y

Inf-order to secure room. for therockfs'haftsvv 4',thfe`upperfdraiiv'ers SSare made shallow','`

Figure 2., and' horizontalI chambers,H below said drawers are occupiedbythe rockasl'ia'fts',`

saidchainbers beinglclosed'at their front y Vvend'sfby panels 50.Thusthe lid is suitably` floated'at front and rear upon suitable liiiki'ages, while'proyision is made forY ampleroori'i forthe 'descent of"the'lfetens'on's which inlay behinged'. at 52 to a ,pair lof'. brackets53 at therear'of the desk top'. This flap mayhangrdown inrear of thedeskgl'as at igure 3, when the typewriting machine and'forwai'flly tocover the openings 35: when r use:1 :and itmay be swung upwardly thetypewriter i'sii'ithe posi'tionofuseseeii v at VFigures' 1 j'aiid 1 4.'This temporary lidiY by an. intervening lportion 54.4 A

comprises two similar side yportionsjoiiiedjj Variations may be resortedtofwithin. the scope of the invention, andqportions of` theim'provements'mayl be used without others`.

Having thus described my `inventiomI claim:V 4'

11. Inau typewriter-desk, combination',- twol pedestals, eachVcontaining a set 'of drawers, spacedkapart to form a well therebetween,a desk-top having a T-sha-pedv opening extending rearwardly from the'front edge of the desk-top over said well' and having lateral"extensions at its rear end overlying said sets of drawers, avvtypewriter'- support in'lsaidwell,supporting means for said'typewriter-support` including rockshaft's extending from the wellthroughthe pedestals Vbetween adjacent drawers, a T- shaped cover toclose the'opening infsaidv tog-,supporting means for said covercomprising* two links atv each end of the desk, pivoted to the adjacentextension of the cover, so that the lattermay be swung from horizontalvclosedxposition to a substantially vertical positionin the back of thedesk, and a connection between one kcover-supporting link 'at each endof the ldesk andthe outer end" of the' adjacent rock-shaft, wherebymovement of the cover lto openfthe desk will cause thetypewriter-support to bemoved upwardly, and movement of the Acoverrtoclosed position will cause the typewritersupport to be lowered.

In atypewriter-desk, incombination,

two pedestals, each containing a `set of drawers, vspaced apart to forma well therebetween, a desk-top having a T-shaped opening extendingrearwardly from the front Y edge of the desk-top over said well4 andhaving lateral extensions at its' rear end overlying said sets ofdrawers, a typewriter- Y support in said well, a typewriter carrier'-mounted on the support and slidable to a vJ rearward position when thedesk is to 'be closed and to a forward position when typv, ing 1s to beeffected, afmountmgrfor saldtypewriter-support including rock-shaftsextending from the well throughthe pedestals vbetween adjacent drawers,a TY-shaped cover of the desk and the outer end of the adja- Ycentrock-shaft, whereby movement of the cover to open the desk will causethe typeto ,close 'the opening in the desk-top, supporting means forsaid cover comprising two links at; each end ofthe desk pivoted` tothe'y adjacent Vextension of the cover, so that the latter may be swungfrom horizontal closed position to' -a` substantially Vvertical positionin the backof the desk, and a connection between one cover-supportinglink at each end writer-support to be moved upwardly, and movement ofthe coverto closed position will cause the typewriter-support to be'lowered.

Inv a typewriter-desk, in combination,

two pedestals, .each containing aset of draw-` ers, a top vcomprising*aportion attached, to i said-pedestalsand provided with a T-shap'edl iopening extendingrearwardly over the open rear of the desk, and a'movable portion normally in position :to close said opening butshiftable rearwardly vand downwardly into ing between kthe pedestals andlaterallyat'the the back of the desk, and means to close the i lateralextensionsk of said T-shaped'opening when ythe movable portion fof' thetop is in depressed position. f j y. 14, In typewriter-desk, incombination,

two pedestals,`eac'h containin'ga set of .draw ers, atop-,comprising av.portion `attached toysaid pedestals and vprovided with a T-shaped i.

openingextending*rearwardlyover the opening between' the pedestals andlaterally' at therear of the desk, and a movable portion 1 normallyinQposition'to close said openingy `but shiftable'rearwardly anddownwardly I into the back of the desk, and means to close' f ing whenthe movable portion of the ytop is f' in: depressed'position,the-closing means for the lateral` extensions of the T-shaped open-V ingcomprising a member pivotedat the rear edgeof the desk and normallyextending downwardly at therear of said desk.

' the lateral extensions of said T-shaped open- 5. In` a desk for usewithlaftypewriter and .Y

i n i s n y l l a sound-deademng casing, v-1n comb1nation, ,twodrawer-containing,'pedestals spaced to l provide a well therebetween, atop having an opening extending rearwardly over said we llandlaterallyiat its rear end over said pedestals which'are cut awaytherebeneath to receive the sound-deadening casing, a T-shaped cover toclose saidopening, a typewriterand-casing support withinl said well,fand means, lincluding connections between said cover and' the pedestalson the outer side of the sets ofv drawers and connections between thetypewriter-and-casing support and the. Y j pedestals betweenthe sets ofdrawers, where- V t by movement of the cover to ineective position willcause movement ofthe typewriter-` j and-casing support to eectiveposition, and rmovement of the cover to closed position will 'slidablesupport mounted betw'eensaid pedestals so that, when it is in effectiveposition ywith the base of said casing thereon, the lat-A Yerally-projecting portions, of thezcasing will overliethe pedestals, radesk-top having anopening betweenfsaid lpedestals to 'receive'xthe baseof the casing and provided with lateral extensions atfitsv rear topermit the laterally- Yprojecting*portions of the casingtopasstherethrough inthe rear Vof the drawers Y when the easing has been slidtotlierear on saidfsupport, and meansY for Causing the ea`sing to belowered substantially vertically intothe desk.y

7.: InA a typewriter-desk sound-deadening Casnighaw-ng a base andportions project` tals spaced to forni a well of ysu'liieient width Vtoreceive said base; fr slidable-A support unounted between saidYpedestals so r that,

Y when it is .ineileetivev positionwith the base or Isaid.easingtl1ereon,` the. laterally-projeetlng" portions Vofthe easingwillove-rlie the pedestals, a desk-top havingan openinggbe-v,

tweenj said` pedestals :to reeeivethebase of VVthe casingg said opening'having lateral extensions at its rear 'tov perinit the: laterally-Aprojecting.portions of the casing to pass `therethrough when the easinglias been slid to the rear on saidfsnpport, means whereby saidopening'inay be closed when said Casing has beenl lowered below saiddesk-top, and means to close the lateral extensions. or' said openingwhen the typewriter-support is ineffective position.

'for use with aVV Y g laterally 'troni Vthe up-A per part thereeif, incombination, two pedes-v.

ersfin their fren-tv portions,v a typewriter-y yandesing supportarranged to; swingabout. a pivot adjacent; its forward .extremity to flower-the casinginto the' cavities; in the pe'd estals, and atypewriter-and-easing- Carrier slidrdeley forwardly on thesupport toVposi#A tion the typewriter and easing' in eonyenient writingpositionnear the pivot of the Sup-` port and shdable rearwardly to'positlontheeasing over the cavities andremote `troni the supp ort-pivot.lY A Y Y'5); ln a-liat-top'desk. for: vuse with a typewriter and asou-nd-deadening easing,V a f palrj ot perle-stale having ldrawerstherein,A a ,type-,

wrter-and-easing support arranged to swing about apivot ad] aeent itstor-wardA extremity,

and at' lewriter-and-casino# carrier slidable e 2:3

forwardly on the supportto.V position the *l typewriter' and easing inconvenient writing.Y

position Vat the frontier the desk and near the pivot ol" the supportandlslidable rearwardly tol position the easing over* the rear ofthe deskbeyond thek rear ends of kthe upper drawers andreinote 'roin thepivotvoi: the snp-V por t, so that swinginginoveinent of thev sup- Kport will impart a substantial' bodilyinove nient to the typewriter andeasing to lower theni into the deslnpthe desk liavingcavties in `theupper rear portions or" ltspeolestals ,behing the upper drawers.

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